Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusSpilornis (Serpent-Eagles)
- SpeciesSpilornis cheela (Crested Serpent Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Ranthambore National Park
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Indian Vulture
Gyps indicus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
White-eyed Buzzard
Butastur teesa
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crested Serpent Eagle in Ranthambore National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Crested Serpent Eagle sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 295 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Serpent Eagle in Ranthambore National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Crested Serpent Eagle in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.